Hurricane Cristobal continued to move across the Atlantic on Wednesday on a path that would take it northwest of Bermuda.

View full sizeHurricane Cristobal was moving between Bermuda and the U.S. East Coast on Wednesday but was no threat to land. (National Hurricane Center)

Meanwhile, closer to home, a reconnaissance flight was sent to the Gulf of Mexico to take a closer look at a tropical disturbance there, and there were several other tropical waves worth watching in the Atlantic.

Cristobal was a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds as of 7 p.m. CDT Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The third hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic season was located about 350 miles west-northwest of Bermuda and was moving northeast at 17 mph.

A tropical storm watch was in effect for Bermuda on Wednesday, and the hurricane center said waves from the storm are already reaching the coast.

High surf and rip currents generated by Cristobal were also affecting U.S. beaches from North Carolina northward to the mid-Atlantic states.

The hurricane center said Cristobal could strengthen before it starts to move over cooler water and begin the transition to a post-tropical storm on Friday.

Cristobal could be a strong storm after it loses its tropical characteristics, the hurricane center said, and may still have hurricane-force winds as it moves over the North Atlantic later this week.

View full sizeBesides Cristobal there were three tropical waves being monitored for development -- one in the Gulf, two in the Atlantic. (National Hurricane Center)

Closer to home, a weak low pressure area was located over the northwestern Gulf on Wednesday evening.

The hurricane center said the system could develop a bit before it moves inland over southern Texas and northern Mexico on Thursday.

There were two other waves being watched as well.

The first was located east of the Lesser Antilles on Wednesday and had only a 10 percent chance of strengthening over the next five days.

However, the hurricane center said the wave could move into an environment for strengthening by next week in the western Caribbean or southern Gulf.

The second wave hasn't even moved off the coast of west Africa yet, but could be one to watch when it does on Friday. The hurricane center gave it a 40 percent chance of development over five days.